Pakistan Quotes

• There is no power on earth that can undo Pakistan.

  Muhammad Ali Jinnah

  Influence And Power, Earth, Quaid Azam

  Speech at a rally at the University Stadium, Lahore, October 30, 1947.

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• If Pakistan has any ideas of annexing any part of our territories by force, she should think afresh. I want to state categorically that force will be met with force and aggression against us will never be allowed to succeed.

  Lal Bahadur Shastri

  Powerful, Thinking, Ideas

  Lal Bahadur Shastri (1967). “Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri commemoration souvenir”

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• You are free; you are free to go to your temples, you are free to go to your mosques or to any other place or worship in this State of Pakistan. You may belong to any religion or caste or creed - that has nothing to do with the business of the State.

  Muhammad Ali Jinnah

  Mosques, May, Temples

  Muhammad Ali Jinnah's Address to the Constituent Assembly, August 11, 1947.

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• Pakistan not only means freedom and independence but the Muslim Ideology which has to be preserved, which has come to us as a precious gift and treasure and which, we hope other will share with us.

  Muhammad Ali Jinnah

  Mean, Independence, Treasure

  "Speeches and Writings of Mr. Jinnah". Book by Muhammad Ali Jinnah, p. 175, 1960.

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• The story of Pakistan, its struggle and its achievement, is the very story of great human ideals, struggling to survive in the face of great odds and difficulties.

  Muhammad Ali Jinnah

  Struggle, Odds, Achievement

  "Pakistan vote the first step on a long road" by Robert Menendez, www.cnn.com. May 13, 2013.

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• We should have a State in which we could live and breathe as free men and which we could develop according to our own lights and culture and where principles of Islamic social justice could find free play.

  Muhammad Ali Jinnah

  Islamic, Men, Light

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• The movement of Pakistan which the Quaid-e-Azam launched was ethical in inspiration and ideological in content. The story of this movement is a story of the ideals of equality, fraternity and social and economic justice struggling against the forces of domination, exploitation, intolerance and tyranny.

  Fatima Jinnah

  Inspiration, Struggle, Justice

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• My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a great nation.

  Muhammad Ali Jinnah

  Courage, Determination, Persistence

  Eid-ul-Azha Message to the Nation, October 24, 1947.

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• Pakistans future viability, stability and security lie in empowering its people and building political institutions. My goal is to prove that the fundamental battle for the hearts and minds of a generation can be accomplished only under democracy.

  Benazir Bhutto

  Lying, Heart, People

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• I am NOT fighting for Muslims, believe me, when I demand Pakistan.

  Muhammad Ali Jinnah

  Believe, Fighting, Demand

  Muhammad Ali Jinnah's remarks at the press conference in New Delhi, India, November 14, 1946.

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• Pakistan should be recognised as a sporting nation and not as a terrorist country.

  Jahangir Khan

  Country, Should, Terrorist

  "Squash great Khan fears for Pakistan sport". www.foxnews.com. August 14, 2013.

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• People say i am a genius. I might be one but i am not the only one. There are many other Pakistani girls and boys like me. All those gems need, is a little bit of polishing. And I will do it. That's my aim

  Arfa Karim

  Inspirational, Girl, Boys

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• You have to stand guard over the development and maintenance of democracy, Islamic social justice and the equality of manhood in your own native soil.

  Muhammad Ali Jinnah

  Islamic, Equality, Justice

  Muhammad Ali Jinnah's address to the officers and men of the 5th Heavy Ack Ack and 6th Light Ack Ack Regiments in Malir, Karachi, February 21, 1948.

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• I want to create awareness amongst the common people of Pakistan and I generally appeal to the Pakistani people living here and abroad for help and they provide me with the necessary resources.

  Abdul Sattar Edhi

  People, Want, Helping

  Source: www.irinnews.org

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• It is only with united effort and faith in our destiny that we shall be able to translate the Pakistan of our dreams into reality.

  Muhammad Ali Jinnah

  Dream, Reality, Destiny

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• I further promise you, that all my wealth and property will be in Pakistan. I will take ownership of this country and won't be like those leaders who create hideouts abroad

  Imran Khan

  Country, Leader, Promise

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• Pakistan produces people of extraordinary bravery. But no nation should ever require its citizens to be that brave.

  Nadeem Aslam

  People, Bravery, Citizens

  "What has Malala Yousafzai done to the Taliban?" by Kamila Shamsie, www.theguardian.com. October 10, 2012.

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• Pakistan was once called the most allied ally of the United States. We are now the most non-allied.

  Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

  Allies, United States, Politics

  The New York Times, July 06, 1973.

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• The great majority of us are Muslims. We follow the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed (may peace be upon him). We are members of the brotherhood of Islam in which all are equal in rights, dignity and self-respect. Consequently, we have a special and a very deep sense of unity. But make no mistake: Pakistan is not a theocracy or anything like it.

  Muhammad Ali Jinnah

  Mistake, Teaching, Rights

  Broadcast to the people of Australia, February 19, 1948.

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• IPL does not allow Pakistani players because they are dangerous.

  Alastair Cook

  Sports, Player, India

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• Terrorism is partly linked to people who have no jobs in Pakistan.

  Mian Muhammad Mansha

  Jobs, People, Terrorism

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• Remember that mindsets can not be changed through force and coercion. No idea can ever be forcibly thrust upon any one.

  Pervez Musharraf

  Change, Ideas, Coercion

  FaceBook post by Pervez Musharraf from Dec 26, 2011

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• Growing up in Pakistan in the 1980s, I lived in the shadow of a tyrannical state.

  Mohsin Hamid

  Growing Up, Shadow, States

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• I sincerely hope that they (relations between India and Pakistan) will be friendly and cordial. We have a great deal to do...and think that we can be of use to each other (and to) the world.

  Muhammad Ali Jinnah

  Thinking, India And Pakistan, Friendly

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• More terrorists and extremists have been captured or killed in Pakistan than in any place in the world.

  Thomas E. Donilon

  World, Terrorist, Extremist

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